More Blood On Their Hands.

[sportsflash1]

From tonight's London Evening Standard.........

 

Debt-hit mother drowns her 'happy talented' son | News

 

 

"Judge Andrew Patience QC at Maidstone crown court today blamed

intense financial pressures for the tragedy in which harassment from creditors left Taylor, who had racked up debt on six credit cards and twice remortgaged her house, “severely depressed” and unable to cope. Consumer groups called for a crackdown on debt collection agencies".

[angry cat]

Oh My God,

totally shocked!

[Fuzzgin]

Have you read the comments? Totally judgemental and cruel.

[PGH7447]

some of the comments posted by idiots are not quite so forgiving

[the main man]

Shocking

 

Let's hope there is also an investigation surrounding the DCA's actions.

[Fuzzgin]

I just posted a comment.

[angry cat]

My blood ran cold when I read the story;

my daughter used to go to Steephill School in Fawkham.

 

Poor little boy!

poor woman, who was clearly driven insane through debt...

 

An absolutely tragic story:(

[Stephan56]

I think this is an apalling tragedy - and one that could have been avoided if regulators and others had been doing their job. Where was the Dept of Justice in allowing firms to act like this and stay regulated. Ditto OFT. Where were trading Standards?

 

There must be other stories out there - increased stress, marital problems etc - that will never come to light. And for what?

 

So that a bunch of DCAs can try to (pointlessly) extract blood from stones. Their interests (greed, enrichment) pale in comparison to the harm they do.

 

And where were the regulators to stop the PPI and other misseling in the first place?

 

Rules need tightening up - and NOW.

 

(i) DCA can make one phone call. If debtor says he is not going to pay that is it. Further calls are barred;

(ii) IF no CCA then DCA cannot chase the debt. Why shoudl they still be able to hase debts that are not legally enforceable;

(iii) ditto for Statutory Barred debts;

(iv) 3 stikes and they are out. Breach rules three times and lose license. Automatically;

(v) Liability for damages if cause "harm". Swinging financial penalties if rules broken;

(vi) no CCA. Immediately stop processing data. AND clear credit file;

(vii) other

 

I would HOPE the OFT will come down hard on the DCA (and the OC who had the original file) who caused this woman and her family such distress. They shoud lose their license - and tomorrow. I fail to see why these "regulatory agencies" just lack the "balls" to lamp down on these DCAs. They are there to PROTECT consumers - not shelter DCAs.

 

A sorry, but predicatable, outcome iresulting from the failure to control the DCAs and their outrageious behaviour!

[the main man]

AC is this the MP for the area?

 

Contact - Michael Fallon MP for Sevenoaks

 

I will send a link to the story..

[angry cat]

Judge Andrew Patience QC at Maidstone crown court today blamed intense financial pressures for the tragedy in which harassment from creditors left Taylor, who had racked up debt on six credit cards and twice remortgaged her house, “severely depressed” and unable to cope. Consumer groups called for a crackdown on debt collection agencies.

 

Sentencing her, Judge Patience said “the life of a happy, bright, talented boy was wasted”.

 

The debt collection agencies are to blame for this...

Clearly, they drove the poor woman to insanity!

 

Poor little Boy:(

 

AC

[sam614]

personally think that suicide due to debt ,is far more wide spread than the occasion reports which only come to light when it as tragic as this.

what about the attempted ones day in,day out.the cries for help.

 

to read the story was upsetting enough.

but the comments left,who are these unfeeling morons?

why the need for vile comments?

why the need for comments at all,by the obviously never being pushed to the brink of despair.suffered till they can not see any other way out.

 

I say bless them both.

[cirian75]

I wonder how much of the debt was made up of "Charges and added extra interest"?

[F_DCAs]

Mother who drowned son, 11, over cash crisis detained indefinitely | Mail Online

 

Debt-ridden mother who drowned son in bath is detained - Crime, UK - The Independent

 

Debt drove mum to drown son | The Sun |News

 

The Mail in particular contains some really bigoted, crass, simple-minded and unhelpful comments, which is just about what I'd expect from that paper.

 

Shame that none of the articles seem to name which agencies/companies were involved in driving the situation to something as desperate and as upsetting as this.

[vint1954]

AC is this the MP for the area?

 

Contact - Michael Fallon MP for Sevenoaks

 

I will send a link to the story..

Maybe the link should go to the OFT and FOS, showing yet another outcome of their non actions.

[F_DCAs]

Has anyone managed to find out which agencies/companies were involved in this case?

[mr.ton]

I read stories like this & it just makes me more determined to play my part in bringing every DCA down

In memory of all those who have lost their lives because of these **** DCA's, like this little boy & Mrs Brazier - i fight on in their name/memory.

[MRSWESTHAM]

When I was being jounded by Chandlers Bailiffs I said to the woman that was apparentl the manager... When you hound people like this its no wonder people kill themselves...Her reply

 

"Dont try that psychological **** with me"

 

I kid you not

 

I hope this little boy may now RIP

[pompeyfaith]

Mr Ton,

 

Ditto, well said its articles like this that drive me on beecause im really beginning to thing this country is -ucked up totally.

[Jan4a]

How terrible.

[mr.ton]

This country really is well & truely f*cked up Pompeyfaith....

Money & big business rules.

People have become totally de-humanised as a result of it all.

We care nothing for our neighbours anymore - simply how much money they do or dont have...

I am angry that taxpayers money has bailed out the banks & the government will pay a heavy electoral price for that.

But the economic crash we've just had ironically may have been a blessing in disguise & may just have re-humanised people a bit so to speak, to make us all care for one another that bit more.

[Huff&Puff]

to read the story was upsetting enough.

but the comments left,who are these unfeeling morons?

why the need for vile comments?

why the need for comments at all,by the obviously never being pushed to the brink of despair.suffered till they can not see any other way out.

 

Remember that the a$$holes who make those comments are very often up to their eyeballs in debt themselves. I find it satisfying to think that every day of the week some of them are losing their jobs, or becoming too ill to work. They'll be having plenty of time to dwell on their nasty comments then, when they suddenly find the boot on the other foot, and find out what DCAs are really like.

[dcakiller]

Remember that the a$$holes who make those comments are very often up to their eyeballs in debt themselves. I find it satisfying to think that every day of the week some of them are losing their jobs, or becoming too ill to work. They'll be having plenty of time to dwell on their nasty comments then, when they suddenly find the boot on the other foot, and find out what DCAs are really like.

 

I would love for one of these morons to end up on a site like this and we can all just reply "well pay your debts" end off and not give them any help and see how big and inportant they feel then.

[dcakiller]

I also think the dca threat monkeys and there managers,directors and share holders should be charged with corporate manslaughter. Perhaps the threat of hard time will make them more understanding.

[Stephan56]

I agree re the MDs and others at the DCAs. That said, what about the Regulators. FSA, Dept of Justice, OFT?

 

The government, and us the taxpayer, have to pay to deal with this, including the costs of detaining this poor woman. The banks have already had a write off on the debt, and accompanying tax breaks - so the only "winners" are the DCAs.

 

The Regulators should be held to account - and immediately take STRONG AND DECISIVE action to "rein in" the DCAs. Those that were involved in chasing this woman (the DCA and the OC who hired them or sold them the debt) should be NAMED AND SHAMED and their licenses suspended, at the very least.

 

This is (another) wakeup call re the (totally unnecessary) DCA industry.

[zazen.warrior]

Dear me; I had to stop reading part way through the Daily Mail comments, some very angry not terribly intelligent people venting their spleen about I think their own inadequacies, rather than the experience of this poor woman.

 

That newspaper always makes me despair for humanity. As someone else has paraphrased 'there but for fortune go you or I'

 

I find it very difficult not to hope they find themselves in a similar situation.

 

The main cause of this seems to have been the lack of a reliable support network, it's a great pity she did not find her way to this website. One wonders if she sought help somewhere and found Daily Mail readers.

Edited October 4, 2009 by zazen.warrior